[KineJapan] Yamagata Film Criticism workshop

[fujioka asako]

Want to share and brush up your writing about film? 

Still a slot open for English language writers at the Yamagata International
Documentary Film Festival's Film Criticism workshop.

Your mentor will be Chris Fujiwara, artistic director of the Edinburgh Film
Festival. 

For details, see below. 

Fujioka Asako / YIDFF Tokyo Office 

 

+:+:  Seeking participants for Yamagata Film Criticism Workshop :+:+

 

YIDFF 2013 will once again host the Yamagata Film Criticism Workshop. 

This project aims to encourage thinking, writing, and reading about film,
using documentaries as an entry point, while offering immersion in the live
atmosphere of an international film festival. Participants will receive
guidance from professional film critics and write their own articles, which
will be presented publicly. We look forward to receiving your applications!

 

++Yamagata Film Criticism Workshop application outline++

 

Dates: October 11th (Fri) - 14th (Mon/ National holiday)

Place: Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (Yamagata City)

 

To apply, you:

1: Must be able to attend YIDFF 2013 from October 11th - 14th

2: Must be able to write and engage in discussions in English or Japanese

3: Must be able to cover one's own travel and accommodation expenses

 

To apply:

Send an email including the details requested below to Kato Hatsuyo at
mail at tokyo.yidff.jp no later than Sep. 30th.

1: Name

2: Age

3: Address

4: Phone number

5: Email address

6: Profile (education & employment history)

7: Short Essay on the theme "Why I Want to Write about Documentary"

(reasons for applying, approximately 400-500 words.) 

 

Result notification: 

After the applications are reviewed, two participants will be selected each
from English-language and Japanese-language applicants. Those chosen to
participate will be notified individually.

 

Workshop content: 

After watching films at YIDFF 2013, participants will each write reviews and
critiques. Mentors will provide personal supervision.

Mentors: film critics Chris Fujiwara (English) and Kitakoji Takashi
(Japanese)

 

Inquiries: Call Kato Hatsuyo at 03-5362-0672 (YIDFF Tokyo Office) 

or send an email to mail at tokyo.yidff.jp

 

 

 

 

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